'Hustlers' Heading Toward $32M+ Debut; 'Goldfinch' Has Flown the Coop(read more...)SATURDAY AM UPDATE: STXfilms' Hustlers is living up to the top end expectations and over performing to the tune of an exception $13.1 million with the studio currently anticipating a $32 million three-day debut. The film received a "B-" CinemaScore from opening day audiences.
Meanwhile, WB's The Goldfinch has flown the coop, bringing in a paltry $870,000 on Friday and currently looking as if it won't even be able to top $3 million for the three-day from 2,542 locations. Should...

'It: Chapter 2' Floats to #1 with $185 Million Global Debut(read more...)Warner Bros. and New Line's It: Chapter Two kicked off the fall box office season with a strong, $91 million debut. The performance easily topped the weekend box office, finishing ahead of the second place film by $85 million. While the performance trails the first film's $123 million opening back in 2017, it is still within studio expectations and ranks as the second largest horror opening of all-time while 2017's It remains to be the only horror film to ever open with more than $100 milli...

Can Pennywise and 'It: Chapter Two' Lead to Another Record Breaking September?(read more...)SATURDAY AM UPDATE: Warner Bros. and New Line's It: Chapter Two brought in an estimated $37.4 million on Friday and is expected to deliver a $90+ million three-day debut. The opening day performance is approximately $13 million behind the first film, which saw Saturday's gross dip -11% and audiences seem to be responding to the second film in the same way they did the first film, giving it a "B+" CinemaScore, the same as the 2017 film.
The film is also now open in 75 internati...

'Angel Has Fallen' Tops Labor Day Weekend Box Office as Summer Season Comes to a Close(read more...)This weekend sees the 2019 summer movie season come to a close with the second worst weekend of the year so far, in which the top twelve generated a combined $69.5 million. The summer performance currently ranks as the eighth largest summer of all-time, in which the domestic box office generated $4.22 billion, down ~4% compared to last year's summer total which actually saw the box office rise considerably compared to the dismal 2017 summer season.
Leading this weekend's charge for a se...